Weather in Norton, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Norton, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
54%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Norton, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
9p
43°
10p
42°
11p
41°
12a
40°
1a
40°
2a
40°
3a
38°
4a
38°
5a
38°
6a
37°
7a
43°
8a
49°
9a
54°
10a
58°
11a
60°
12p
63°
1p
65°
2p
67°
3p
68°
4p
68°
5p
67°
6p
66°
7p
62°
8p
Norton, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—78°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—83°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—85°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—85°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers82%79°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle65%69°60°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle75%73°61°
Norton, VA
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Norton, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
235° · backing 52°
Direction
SW
235°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Norton, VA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Norton, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Norton, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:30 AM
- Moonset
- 12:58 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Norton, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Norton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.